Along with many many other changes and improvements due in the upcoming 10.04 release of Ubuntu, the software centre will also receive a substantial make over. The software centre which made it’s first appearance in Karmic Koala was heralded as an extremely user friendly application which contributed to dispelling the rumour that software installation on Linux is hard. read more… »
10.04’s New Look Software Centre
Installing Your PIXMA MP250 Printer/Scanner on Ubuntu
The Canon PIXMA MP250 is a wonderful scanner and printer combination, a printer that is compact, elegant and produces high quality prints. Unfortunately printing and scanning is not natively supported by Ubuntu. Fortunately the drivers for printing and scanning are available in deb format. With a few installations and configurations, full functionality of the printer/scanner can be achieved in Ubuntu read more… »
Easily Install OpenOffice.org 3.2 On Your Ubuntu PC
OpenOffice.Org version 3.2 was recently released and includes some great updated features. Unfortunately this release of OpenOffice.Org has not yet made it into the official Ubuntu repositories. however it is still possible to upgrade to the latest version on OpenOffice.Org with a little extra trickery. Note: The OpenOffice.Org version included in Ubuntu differs slightly to that of the standard release, mainly in terms of theming and branding. The version that is documented in this post is the standard OpenOffice.org release. read more… »
Ubuntu Feature Suggestion Brainstorm
The Ubuntu community is always buzzing with creative energy, which is what makes all open source projects so innovative, a buzzing participating user base. We take a look at the most popular recent brainstorm suggestions that have surfaced in the Ubuntu community. read more… »
How To Use Your Lexmark x1200 On Your Ubuntu Computer
The Lexmark x1200 is decently priced all in one printer, copier and scanner, however when it comes to use it with your Ubuntu PC it could prove to be a nightmare, as unfortunately Ubuntu’s kernel doesn’t quite support printing for this machine. While Xsane connects merrily and scans with no fuss or additional configuration, printing off this machine does require some elbow grease. read more… »
Get Gnome 3 on your Desktop Now
Gnome 3, is a complete Linux user interface evolution. Gnome 3 is a completely revamped user interface, a major change from the current Gnome shell which includes panels. The next generation of the Gnome desktop has done away with panels and introduced an activities menu which in essence is an intelligent user menu that houses the application menu’s, recent documents and system settings, further more it has integrated the multi desktop view that most Compiz users are accustomed to. read more… »
No More Open Office In Ubuntu Netbook Remix
OpenOffice.org will no longer ship as the default office applications for the Ubuntu Netbook Remix distribution, Open Office has been replaced by Abiword and Gnumeric. Documents now either be handled by Abiword or Google docs. read more… »
Moovida, A Media Centre for Ubuntu
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Getting Skype On Your Ubuntu Computer
Skype is undoubtedly a world leader in internet telephony. Skype offers free Skype to Skype calls and also has the ability to call out to standard phones, around the world. Installing and using Skype on your Ubuntu machine is no longer a hassle as Skype has being putting effort into their Linux version of their Internet softphone.
How To Install Google Chrome On Ubuntu
The Google Chrome Browser has managed, in a short time, to make major inroads into the vicious browser war, it has recently surpassed Apple’s Safari browser in terms of market share and it’s popularity is constantly climbing. Google Chrome is available for Linux and it’s Linux version has recently become stable.
